the kind people who process our cases :)

[Colin&Lori 6]

I know a lot of what is said about the people who process our cases is in jest or the heat of the moment because of the amount of time our cases are taken...

but before you start complaining and calling them lazy and all names under the sun am sure there are doing there best to try and get through our cases and there work...(well maybe apart from a few bad apples)

at the moment i work for the CSA (child support agency) in the UK and a Data Protection Officer...which when a client wants all there information there come to us and we send out everything we hold on them bar 3rd party infomation...

now from the date of when we get the request in our office we have 40 days to supply our customers with there information....now a while back there was a great influx of work and because we were short manned we were not meeting the deadlines...but we were trying our best to get the information processed and sent out...

(we are now all caught up with work may i add lol)

but before you start posting OMG NOA2 IS TAKEN AGES (and I know sometimes its just to vent and its always nice to vent every now and again) but all am trying to say is please bear in mind that these people (hopefully lol) are doing all there can to process our cases as fast as there can

maybe we could have a sticky at the top of this page where users can go to vent and let off a bit steam?

[candn 17]

I know a lot of what is said about the people who process our cases is in jest or the heat of the moment because of the amount of time our cases are taken...

but before you start complaining and calling them lazy and all names under the sun am sure there are doing there best to try and get through our cases and there work...(well maybe apart from a few bad apples)

at the moment i work for the CSA (child support agency) in the UK and a Data Protection Officer...which when a client wants all there information there come to us and we send out everything we hold on them bar 3rd party infomation...

now from the date of when we get the request in our office we have 40 days to supply our customers with there information....now a while back there was a great influx of work and because we were short manned we were not meeting the deadlines...but we were trying our best to get the information processed and sent out...

(we are now all caught up with work may i add lol)

but before you start posting OMG NOA2 IS TAKEN AGES (and I know sometimes its just to vent and its always nice to vent every now and again) but all am trying to say is please bear in mind that these people (hopefully lol) are doing all there can to process our cases as fast as there can

maybe we could have a sticky at the top of this page where users can go to vent and let off a bit steam?

For me, it has NOTHING to do with the people processing the work but everything to do with our files sitting in storage for months. And, when a backlog hits some people take longer to be processed yet we all pay the same amount of money. Why should some be processed in two months and other five or six months yet pay the same fee? Is that fair? No. I don't doubt the people are working hard but there is the law of supply and demand. When the demand is high then increase your number of workers and vice-versa.

[thelastpetitioner 218]

I know a lot of what is said about the people who process our cases is in jest or the heat of the moment because of the amount of time our cases are taken...

but before you start complaining and calling them lazy and all names under the sun am sure there are doing there best to try and get through our cases and there work...(well maybe apart from a few bad apples)

at the moment i work for the CSA (child support agency) in the UK and a Data Protection Officer...which when a client wants all there information there come to us and we send out everything we hold on them bar 3rd party infomation...

now from the date of when we get the request in our office we have 40 days to supply our customers with there information....now a while back there was a great influx of work and because we were short manned we were not meeting the deadlines...but we were trying our best to get the information processed and sent out...

(we are now all caught up with work may i add lol)

but before you start posting OMG NOA2 IS TAKEN AGES (and I know sometimes its just to vent and its always nice to vent every now and again) but all am trying to say is please bear in mind that these people (hopefully lol) are doing all there can to process our cases as fast as there can

maybe we could have a sticky at the top of this page where users can go to vent and let off a bit steam?

1.NO ONE called USCIS officers anything.the problem people have is with people who order officers to completely abandon a type of visa in order to catch on with another.

2.The amount of people that go over the five months processing time is growing.I am in no way saying its the USCIS employees fault,but it is USCIS's fault

3.I wish you would have checked processing and report subforum,there are support posts there.

4.Freedom of speech gives people the write to state whatever they want whether its politically correct or incorrect and they are entitled to their opinion.

PS: I see you have been waiting for about two months,let me know if you believe in the same things when youre a week away from the five months mark.

Edited November 24, 2010 by ygr

[Colin&Lori 6]

For me, it has NOTHING to do with the people processing the work but everything to do with our files sitting in storage for months. And, when a backlog hits some people take longer to be processed yet we all pay the same amount of money. Why should some be processed in two months and other five or six months yet pay the same fee? Is that fair? No. I don't doubt the people are working hard but there is the law of supply and demand. When the demand is high then increase your number of workers and vice-versa.

might not be able to increase the number of workers due to a company budget (although am very sure there would have money set aside for moments like these to hire tempory staffing) which is what we did to clear our backlog but then that comes the process and training these said people to get upto speed with the work that there will do

i do understand where your coming from and me myself would LOVE to see a decrease in the time of having to wait

although i wasn't shoving everyone into the same boat and saying that ALL users think this

[Colin&Lori 6]

PS: I see you have been waiting for about two months,let me know if you believe in the same things when youre a week away from the five months mark.

I will and yes of course i will let you know

[Tero 105]

The ultimate convern for me is getting approved after the whole wait, and later being issued a visa would make the whole wait worth it!

[Colin&Lori 6]

The ultimate convern for me is getting approved after the whole wait, and later being issued a visa would make the whole wait worth it!

yeah same with me i knew all about the 5 month wait so am prepared to wait that long (yes i would like it shorter )

but that's what me and Lori are concerned about the most after all this wait money spent ect...the fear of not getting approved everything else i can handle...because i know after this wait i can spend a lifetime with her and makes it all worth it

oh and to YGR i suggest YOU read some of the past posts in this Forum because YES there have been insults directed at the people who process our cases

please get off your high horse and direct your resentment of waiting so long else where

[CarlosAndSveta 808]

I don't doubt the people are working hard but there is the law of supply and demand. When the demand is high then increase your number of workers and vice-versa.

Part of the problem could involve politics. Congress has not come up with a spending budget for fiscal year 2011, which began on October 1, 2010. I believe most agencies are working on what are called Continuing Resolutions which allow agencies to operate at the prior years budget level. And now the Republicans are threatening to shut down the government so things could get worse regarding the man hours spent working on your cases. So based on the fact that the USCIS and other agencies are working on prior year budgets there is no way that they can increase the number of workers to meet the higher demand.

Another problem could be employee vacation time. U.S. Government employees accrue a certain amount of Annual leave (Vacation time) every pay period. An employee can carryover 240 hours of Annual leave from one leave year to the next. Any accrued leave in excess of 240 hours is lost (Use or Lose Leave). At least in the agency and division that I work for, many employees use this Use or Lose Leave around the Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years holidays. So after Thanksgiving we use have a skeleton crew working.

Edited November 24, 2010 by CarlosAndSveta

[Gary and Alla 3,694]

We have the good fortune to live very close to VSC and have several friends and acquaitances that work there (big employer in this area). They are just regular people. They process lots of paperwork, much more than K-1s and I-130s. They process what they are assigned. There really is nothing more to it than that. They come to work, sit in their cubes and chew through petitions for 10 hours and then go home. They typically do 20-24 per day, each. One of our friends that works there is a Russian woman that came here as a K-1 and is now a citizen.

There is no mystery or secret to it. If anyone ever worked in an office that processes applications, insurance claims, etc...it is the same.

[Colin&Lori 6]

We have the good fortune to live very close to VSC and have several friends and acquaitances that work there (big employer in this area). They are just regular people. They process lots of paperwork, much more than K-1s and I-130s. They process what they are assigned. There really is nothing more to it than that. They come to work, sit in their cubes and chew through petitions for 10 hours and then go home. They typically do 20-24 per day, each. One of our friends that works there is a Russian woman that came here as a K-1 and is now a citizen.

There is no mystery or secret to it. If anyone ever worked in an office that processes applications, insurance claims, etc...it is the same.

exactly work in similar conditions so I can relate to these people myself

[Aztec&Taino 144]

I know a lot of what is said about the people who process our cases is in jest or the heat of the moment because of the amount of time our cases are taken...

but before you start complaining and calling them lazy and all names under the sun am sure there are doing there best to try and get through our cases and there work...(well maybe apart from a few bad apples)

at the moment i work for the CSA (child support agency) in the UK and a Data Protection Officer...which when a client wants all there information there come to us and we send out everything we hold on them bar 3rd party infomation...

now from the date of when we get the request in our office we have 40 days to supply our customers with there information....now a while back there was a great influx of work and because we were short manned we were not meeting the deadlines...but we were trying our best to get the information processed and sent out...

(we are now all caught up with work may i add lol)

but before you start posting OMG NOA2 IS TAKEN AGES (and I know sometimes its just to vent and its always nice to vent every now and again) but all am trying to say is please bear in mind that these people (hopefully lol) are doing all there can to process our cases as fast as there can

maybe we could have a sticky at the top of this page where users can go to vent and let off a bit steam?

Hopefully, you can still have this understanding attitude towards USCIS and its adjudicators in 5 months from now if you are still waiting on NOA2...

[candn 17]

might not be able to increase the number of workers due to a company budget (although am very sure there would have money set aside for moments like these to hire tempory staffing) which is what we did to clear our backlog but then that comes the process and training these said people to get upto speed with the work that there will do

i do understand where your coming from and me myself would LOVE to see a decrease in the time of having to wait

although i wasn't shoving everyone into the same boat and saying that ALL users think this

As a taxpaying citizen AND a person who has to pay fees, I don't think we should be pushed to the side as much as we are for other "immigrant" issues. My tax dollars AND extra application fee should give me some say in how things go and as far as training goes: "hogwash". I work in an envirnoment where we train contractual individuals and call them as needed. Train people for emergency situations such as this and quite pushing U.S. citizens to the backburner.

Edited November 24, 2010 by candn

[candn 17]

We have the good fortune to live very close to VSC and have several friends and acquaitances that work there (big employer in this area). They are just regular people. They process lots of paperwork, much more than K-1s and I-130s. They process what they are assigned. There really is nothing more to it than that. They come to work, sit in their cubes and chew through petitions for 10 hours and then go home. They typically do 20-24 per day, each. One of our friends that works there is a Russian woman that came here as a K-1 and is now a citizen.

There is no mystery or secret to it. If anyone ever worked in an office that processes applications, insurance claims, etc...it is the same.

:thumbs:

[JlovesA 109]

Colin&Lori, it sounds like you kind of take it personal when people diss USCIS because you also work in an office. The fact is, no one will ever be happy no matter how long or short the wait is. For anything. Our society wants things done yesterday and are willing to throw money at it if they think it'll make it faster.

Last week for fun I checked out the very oldest K1 page on this forum, I think it was from 2006. Back then, it only took 30-45 days for the petition to be approved. People who were at 20-odd days were complaining it was taking too long.

You can't beat 'em and if you don't want to join 'em, just ignore 'em.

Edited November 24, 2010 by JlovesA

[candn 17]

Colin&Lori, it sounds like you kind of take it personal when people diss USCIS because you also work in an office. The fact is, no one will ever be happy no matter how long or short the wait is. For anything. Our society wants things done yesterday and are willing to throw money at it if they think it'll make it faster.

Last week for fun I checked out the very oldest K1 page on this forum, I think it was from 2006. Back then, it only took 30-45 days for the petition to be approved. People who were at 20-odd days were complaining it was taking too long.

You can't beat 'em and if you don't want to join 'em, just ignore 'em.

I agree. I would have gladly paid more money to expedite our case. Like you said, people will "throw money" at making the process move faster. The USCIS is juggling fees to make a dollar. All they need to do is offer more premium processing and if people can afford it, they will jump at the chance. Heck, maybe the fees earned from it would allow them to hire more workers.